Dolphin-striker. The martingale. (See Plate I.)
Douse. To lower suddenly.
Dowelling. A method of coaking, by letting pieces into the solid, or uniting two pieces together by tenons.
Downhaul. A rope used to haul down jibs, staysails, and studdingsails.
Drabler. A piece of canvass laced to the bonnet of a sail, to give it more drop.
Drag. A machine with a bag net, used for dragging on the bottom for anything lost.
Draught. The depth of water which a vessel requires to float her.
Draw. A sail draws when it is filled by the wind.
To draw a jib, is to shift it over the stay to leeward, when it is aback.
Drifts. Those pieces in the sheer-draught where the rails are cut off.